The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State …
The Democrats have pulled the amendment that would restore gun rights non-violent felons, so CCRBKA has pulled their support for Toomey-Manchin. They never should have done this in the first place. You don’t give up something concrete for a promise.
Sebastian made a comment while reading the Toomey language for his gun amendment that, while there are flaws, it appeared that it was written by someone with more gun knowledge than your average congressional staffer. Turns out that Alan Gottlieb is officially taking credit for having his staff help write the amendment based on this … Continue reading “Alan Gottlieb Lobbies Grassroots to Support Toomey-Manchin Amendment”
Every time we keep having back and forth about what the bill does or doesn’t do, I keep thinking of this: When life starts imitating Monty Python, I think it’s safe to say the Republic is in trouble.
So the analysis of the Toomey-Manchin Amendment here turned into a good bit of crowd sourcing, and readers have uncovered a number of issues. I want to address them here. I’m kind of torn between trying to make sure people have correct information, and just letting the panic play out, because panic, politically speaking, is … Continue reading “More on the Toomey-Manchin Amendment”
UPDATE: OK, a bit of editorializing here. After reading and re-reading a lot of these provisions, it’s not abundantly clear what circumstances are or aren’t covered. This bill is not just limited to Internet sales, as it was advertised, but also includes soliciting for a transfer in “publications,” which are poorly defined in the Toomey-Manchin … Continue reading “We Have Language on the Toomey-Manchin Amendment”
While sarcastically noting that this will play well with his base: Toomey seems to think he’s there to get things done. As a Republican in the current Senate, his chief role is to stop bad things from happening. Yes. Toomey’s problem is that he is more afraid of Bloomberg’s ads than he is of us. … Continue reading “Glenn Reynolds on Toomey-Manchin Deal”
Manchin and Toomey are going around on the morning talk show circuit. Toomey isn’t sure. Manchin, who always comes off to me like a hyperactive kid in need of some Ritalin, thinks they’ll get there. I would like to see this deal die. I don’t think the concessions made to us are real hot items, … Continue reading “Can The Toomey-Manchin Compromise Get to 60?”
Well, my first attempt to live blog today didn’t go so well when the Democratic gun control sponsors decided not to stream their press conference to the public after promising they would do so. With that, I’m moving on to the feds and their bill. So far, we’ve just got lots of panning around the … Continue reading “Coverage of the Toomey-Manchin Gun Control Press Conference”
Senator Pat Toomey has no primary challenger in Tuesday’s Republican primary. Pennsylvanians for Self Protection are urging GOP primary voters to write in “2A” in place of voting for Senator Toomey: Pennsylvanians For Self-Protection (PA4SP) a non-partisan, non-profit gun rights advocate based in the Southeast yesterday recommended it’s members to write-in “2A” for 2nd Amendment when voting … Continue reading “PA Gun Rights Group Pushing Write-in Campaign Against Toomey”
CeaseFire PA is bragging that Sen. Pat Toomey called them with promises of pushing more gun control as he goes into his final year of this term. As you may recall, the gun control legislation that Pat Toomey actually authored is not at all what Pat Toomey tells voters he’s backing. Toomey’s numbers were already … Continue reading “Pat Toomey Goes for More Gun Control”
